Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Christmas Shopping Taken Care Of...

Our family has not really been into huge numbers of gifts at Christmas, an acknowledgement is just fine.

Over the past couple of years I have been rather uncomfortable with the idea of outlaying large amounts of cash for trinkets and bits that we don't really need so this year have decided to do something about it.

Most of our family, extended family that is, are all giving a Goat this year as part of Oxfam's Unwrapped gift giving program...a mere $39.00 will purchase a goat for a family and it will keep them in milk, fertiliser and future goats. The children in our family will receive a gift but also will have a duck or chicken purchased in their names.

Will get online in the next day or so and organise it...feeling better about the season this year.

5 comments:

Firstly, welcome back! I meant to comment yesterday but I've been sick - urgh!(Please don't feel you HAVE to post pictures of staples - just saying!) ;o)Anyway - I think the Oxfam idea is great for Christmas. My sister and I have been discussing the exact same thing :o)

Please, please tell how youmanage to get your family to agreeto this! Every year I have thesame argument with my yuppiesister in law who wants to giveeveryone gifts they don't want. Myhusband and I haven't exchangedChristmas or birthday gifts foryears because, frankly, we don't need more stuff - especially stuffthat we don't want, has norelevance to our lifestyle (whichis very different to hers) and,worst of all, has be lugged homeon an interstate flight (sometimesI've been sorely tempted justto dump it at the airport!). Anyonehave any advice?

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Mid-40 something, left leaning Mum with two children at home...one I gave birth to, one given to me with love. Have recently relocated to Queensland for lifestyle reasons...my partner John & I decided it was time to merge our two little families. It's all kinds of fun and at times manic but we consider ourselves very blessed.